Good at Machining WAS: Reading a Board geometry

[Bill Ballard]

At 9:15 PM -0400 10/4/03, Crashvalve@aol.com wrote:
>but I am good at machining, and recommend learning same to any piano
>technician, if you want your dream tool you can just run it up.

I'm assuming you've got some sort of milling machine, not necessarily 
a Bridgeport. I bet you could do a good job of making a component 
downbearing gauge, the one with the adjustable inclination bubble 
mount. Someone send this guy a .jpg of one (not necessarily 
identifying its maker).

Bill Ballard RPT
NH Chapter, P.T.G.

"Filing the bridgepins sure puts a sparkle on the restringing, but is 
best done before the plate is re-installed"
     ...........recent shop journal entry
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